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...Batool Z. Ali ’10, a CS concentrator who will be working at Google after graduation, said she has “never felt disadvantaged” due to her gender but added that she is an “in-your-face kind of person...
...Batool Z. Ali’10, a member of the Harvard Islamic Society, offered a similar sentiment. “The unashamed character of people who have faith at Harvard is really refreshing,” said...
...holidays in each religion and to highlight the commonalities between the two faiths. Saturday was the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, and Muslims are observing Ramadan, a month which focuses on charity and religious piety. Both holidays require followers to fast until sundown. Batool Z. Ali ’10, the treasurer of the Harvard Islamic Society, said that organizers hoped the event would provide an opportunity to meet and befriend people of the other faith. “We wanted to emphasize what is so similar about our faiths, as a bridge...
...people in—the family feeling, the community feeling.” Others said the holiday made the transition to college easier. “I’m glad that Ramadan started two weeks after Harvard started. It sort of eases you in,” said Batool Z. Ali ’10. Tellawi described Ramadan as a “time to work on personal character” when Muslims focus on charity and reading the Koran. Because many students have fasted during the holy month for years, they said they had no problems observing...
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